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Sego Awards founders say event seeks to recognize women

The Sego Awards, business awards specifically honoring female CEOs and founders in Utah, held its second annual awards show Friday night, honoring approximately 60 women for their business success, community impact and more.New this year was the addition of two new categories for finalists: ...

Daily Herald wins 18 awards in regional contest

The regional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists announced Friday winners of the "Top of the Rockies" competition. The Daily Herald, part of region 9 of the society, came away with 18 different awards, eight of which were first place awards.Stories entered into the competition ...

Karaoke, ax-throwing sites want to sell beer under Utah law

SALT LAKE CITY — At least one lawmaker thinks people should have beer with their karaoke — even in conservative Utah.A new liquor law in the state has come under scrutiny by legislators and business owners after beer licenses were denied to a karaoke lounge and an ax-throwing ...

Criminals watch out — because the eyes don’t lie

In 2013, Lehi company Converus began working to create a commercial product of lie detector tech invented by a group of scientists. The product, EyeDetect, launched in 2014.Since then, it has mostly been used by companies to screen potential hires. Converus provided typical questions and ...

BYU students win $40,000 for innovative irrigation idea

On a Saturday in Salt Lake City, the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, which manages the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge, announced the grand prize winners of the competition.After they announced third and second place, the team of BYU students that came up with Thrive Smart Systems were sure they ...